- CPU
Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7/Core™ i7 Extreme Edition Processors
Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology
Supports CPU up to 6 cores
Intel® Xeon® L5600/5500 Series
Intel® Xeon® X5600/5500 Series
* Refer to
www.asus.com for CPU support list
Intel® Xeon® E5600/5500 Series
Intel® Xeon® W5500/3600/3500 Series
- Chipset
NVIDIA NF200/ Intel® X58/ICH10R
- Memory
6 x DIMM, Max. 24GB, DDR3 1866(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1066/1333/1600(O.C.)/1800(O.C.) MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered, ECC Memory
Triple Channel Memory Architecture
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
* ECC Un-buffered memory support requires Intel® Nehalem-WS 1S W3500 series or Nehalem-EP E5500 series processors.
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Refer to
www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
- System Bus
6.4 GT/s Intel® QuickPath Interconnect
- Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
- Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 *1
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) *1
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16/x8) *1
- Storage
red, 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s),
Support Raid 0
Marvell 88SE6121 controller :
Intel® ICH10R controller :
Support Raid 5, 1, 10, 0
navy blue, 6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s),
Marvell 88SE6320 controller :
Support Raid 0, 1
2 x SAS 3Gb/s port(s), black,
- LAN
Support Teaming Technology
Realtek® 8111C, 2 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
- Audio
Audio Feature :
- Coaxial and Optical S/PDIF out ports at back panel
- ASUS Noise Filter
8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC AD2000B
- Supports : Front Panel Jack-retasking, Jack-detection, Multi-streaming
- USB Ports
Built-in Controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at mid-board, 6 at back panel, black)
- Workstation Feature
ASUS WS Heartbeat
G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled
6 x PCIe x 16 slot(s)
SAS Onboard
ASUS SASsaby series Cards support
ASUS WS Diag. LED
- ROG Exclusive Features
Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- Special Features
ASUS Power Design :
- 16 +2 Phase Power Design
- ASUS EPU-6 Engine
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- ASUS Fan Xpert
- Stack Cool 2
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-pipe solution
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Connector
TurboV
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- Express Gate
- AI Nap
ASUS EZ DIY :
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- Back I/O Ports
2 x eSATA 3Gb/s
2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
6 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
- Internal I/O Ports
1 x CD audio in(s)
1 x TPM connector(s)
1 x Front panel connector(s)
1 x Power Fan connector(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)
- BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.4
- Manageability
WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,Chasis Intrusion,AI NET2
- Support Disc
BIOS flash utility under DOS
AI Suite
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe II
Anti-Virus Software (OEM version)
Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 8.0
Microsoft DirectX ver 9.0C
Image-Editing Suite
- Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
ATX Form Factor
- Note
*1: True @ x16 3-Way SLI™ in slots 1, 3 and 5 when slots 2 and 4 are not occupied.